---
id: CVE-2026-72593
title: >-
  A missing authentication vulnerability in dulldusk/phpfm through 1.8.0 allows
  an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the full file manager
  functionality including reading, writing, deleting, and uploading files
  anywhere on the serv…
summary: >-
  A missing authentication vulnerability in dulldusk/phpfm through 1.8.0 allows
  an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the full file manager
  functionality including reading, writing, deleting, and uploading files
  anywhere on the serv…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
published: '2026-08-10'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72593'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/dulldusk/phpfm'
    label: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
  - url: 'https://github.com/dulldusk/phpfm/blob/master/index.php'
    label: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0079
epssPercentile: 0.54406
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T18:40:35.789Z'
---

## Overview

A missing authentication vulnerability in dulldusk/phpfm through 1.8.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the full file manager functionality including reading, writing, deleting, and uploading files anywhere on the server filesystem.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
